Organizations implement enterprise software solutions to automate major functions and large processes, as these areas offer the greatest cost savings compared to smaller projects.
As such, organizations ignore automating smaller functions, due to the lack of immediate financial benefit or cost savings.
Since major systems have already displaced paper altogether (e.g., enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, accounting software, etc.
This format has laid the foundation for creating, transporting, working on, and archiving electronic documents—and in 2008 became an ISO standard.
While tools to assist with integration exist, most implementations require custom programming for specific forms and data sources.
Many of these challenges are addressed by middleware solutions, technology platforms, and services that tie the pieces together.
[3] With each advancement in EAI technologies enterprise forms automation becomes easier to implement and manage.